Ex-minister claims trial to misappropriating RM860mil of Tabung Haji funds
Jamil Khir Baharom is accused of misappropriating the sum and transferring it to Al-Rawda Real Estate Development And Projects Management Co Ltd.
Former Religious Affairs Minister Jamil Khir Baharom has pleaded not guilty to three counts of misappropriating over RM860.3 million in funds belonging to Tabung Haji (TH) between April 3, 2015 and August 17, 2017. Prosecutors allege that he transferred the funds to Al-Rawda Real Estate Development And Projects Management Co Ltd. The charges, under Section 403 of the Penal Code, carry a maximum penalty of a fine and up to five years' imprisonment upon conviction.
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